From Media Life:
Next time ABC plans to air Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan,” its affiliates won’t have to worry about the wrath of the Federal Communications Commission. Yesterday the FCC unanimously decided that the movie, and specifically the 159 ABC affiliates that aired it on Veterans Day in November, did not violate indecency standards. There were 66 ABC affiliates that declined to air the movie for fear of attracting FCC fines. The FCC said that despite coarse language used by the soldiers in the movie, "In light of the overall context in which this material is presented, the commission determined it was not indecent or profane." The FCC also rejected two more complaints from the Parents Television Council, one about NBC’s “Will & Grace” and the other over Fox’s “Arrested Development.” The PTC, which just had a complaint over the WB’s “Angel” rejected, complained that an episode of “Will & Grace” had numerous references to sex and drugs and that an episode of “Arrested Development” referenced homosexuality. The FCC denied both of those complaints, saying neither show aired material that was patently offensive.
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